The Honeymoon Is OVER!

Everyone get's to this point I guess. You start a diet, and it's GREAT! You are SO excited about doing something NEW, and it is gonna GET THOSE POUNDS OFF. You lose a little weight, or A LOT OF WEIGHT, and then it happens. Just when you think it CAN'T. You start getting bored. Maybe not BORED, but just not as EXCITED as you once were. It becomes mundane. It's during THIS time that your loyalties are REALLY tested.

Just like a marriage. You get married, and all is bliss while you're on the honeymoon. Then you come home, and LIFE begins. Back to work, blah, blah, blah! But, you are still MARRIED. You made a COMMITTMENT to your spouse, and you are in this for the long haul!

It has to be the SAME with a diet. No matter WHAT plan you choose. It's gonna take a committment! You can't bail out after the honeymoon is over. It may seem really tempting, especially when the pounds aren't coming off as fast as they once were, but you GOTTA HANG IN THERE!

It's not easy, and it takes REAL determination, but you CAN DO IT. How, you ask? What do you do to keep your marriage exciting? You have to keep the romance alive. Same goes for your diet. Keep the ROMANCE alive! Think about how you felt that FIRST weigh-in. Remember how it felt to see that first big loss??
Remember how it felt, when you resisted that big fattening plate of _________? Remember how empowered you felt? Now think about how much MORE wonderful you are going to feel when you get to GOAL!!! That feeling will be MORE powerful than ANY of your former accomplishments!

Now, how do you keep the diet FLAME BURNING? Positive self talk. If you want to cheat, you HAVE to talk yourself OUT of it! DO NOT FOR ONE SECOND THINK...I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE! NO NEGATIVE THOUGHTS!!!! You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to do, and that includes THIS! Keep your EYE ON THE PRIZE!

Tell yourself "I CAN DO THIS, and I WANT TO DO THIS. I DESERVE GOOD THINGS! I CAN ACHIEVE MY GOALS! I WILL ACHIEVE MY WEIGHT LOSS GOAL! I WILL SUCCEED!"

Say it OVER, and OVER, and OVER. Your mind can be convinced of ANYTHING you TELL it. So tell yourself this OFTEN!

You're in this for the long haul...no food AFFAIRS!!